Clarksville shootings: 2 killed overnight in unrelated cases

The Leaf-Chronicle Published 2:48 PM EDT May 19, 2019 Two people were killed in unrelated homicides early Sunday morning in Clarksville. In the first incident, at about 4:15 a.m., officers were called to a shooting in the parking lot of the IHOP at 2819 Wilma Rudolph Blvd., where they found a 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound, according to Clarksville Police spokesman Jim Knoll. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released. Witnesses said there was a fight among several people in the parking lot before shots were fired. Several vehicles fled before police arrived. Police were still processing the first crime scene when a shooting in progress call came in around 5:40 a.m. Several shots were fired in the area of Sanders Road and Earl Slate Road, in St. Bethlehem off of Warfield Boulevard, and a man was seen running down the street, Knoll said. Officers found a 35-year-old man with gunshot wounds in the street on Earl Slate Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers searched the area with air support from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, but no suspect was found. The investigation quickly led to Joseph Morris, who knew the victim, Knoll said. He was found around 11:20 a.m. on Interstate 65 north outside Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and taken into custody. Sunday afternoon, he was awaiting extradition on a homicide charge. Anyone with information on either shooting can contact Sgt. Nick Newman, 931-648-0656. Ext. 5340, Tipsline 931-645-8477 or go online and… [Read full story]